Hand-truck.



No. 634,532. 4 Patented cm. I0, [899.

- J. MANEY & .1. STOEVEB.

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{Application Had my 5, 1899.)

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ATTORNEY-f UNITED STATES PA OFFICE;

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J OHN MANEY AND JOHN STOEVER, OF RICHFIELD PARK, NEW JERSEY;

' SAID STQEVERASSIGNOR TO SAID MANEY. r

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 634,532, dated October10, 1899.

' Application filed May 5,1899. Serialli0.'715,661. (1% model.)

I To (ZZZ whont it mcty concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN MANEY, a sub ject of the Queen of GreatBritain, and JOHN STOEVER, a citizen of the United-States, both residingat Richfield Park, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in HandeTrucks', of whichthe'following is a full and complete specification, such as will enablethose skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame;

This invention relates to hand-trucks for use in moving heavy freight,barrels, boxes, and other packages; and the object of the invention isto provideimproved means for holding a truck of this class in an uprightposition.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which- Figure 1 is asectional side View of a handtruck provided with our improvement, thesection being taken on the line mm of Fig. 2 and the truck being held inan upright position; and Fig. 2, a back view thereof.

In the. drawings forming part of this specification the separate partsof our improvement'are designated by the same numerals of reference ineach of the views, and in said drawingswe have shown an ordinaryhandtruck comprising sides 5, provided with hamdles 6 and connected bycross-bars 7. The

sides 5 are preferably wider at one end than I at the other, and securedto the wider end thereof is an axle 8, on the ends of which the wheels 9are mounted, all these features of 1 construction being'the same asthosensually employed in devices of this class.

- Mounted rearwardly of the axle 8 is a supplemental axle or shaft 10,to the center, of. which is secured, and transversely thereof, ametal-strip 11, provided with'a backwardly-- curved angular arm 12 and aforwardly-directed extension-13, the end of whichis provided with aweight 14. 1 7 n v Secured to the ends of the axleior shaft 10 I arearms 15, each of which is provided with a wedge-shaped shoe 16,andtheaxle or shaft 10'is adapted to be turned in its snpports,so as tothrow the wedge-shaped shoe 16 under the Wheels 9 of the truck, as shownin dotted truck, and said axle or shaft is angular in cross-section; butother forms of construction may be adopted, and said axle or shaft maybe of any desired form and may be supported in any preferred manner.

The brake-shoes 16 are preferably pivotally shown in full lines in Fig.1 by the weight 14,

and whenever it is desired to holdfthe truck in an uprightposition, asshown in said figure, the shaft or axle 10 is turned by thebackwardly-directed angular arm 12 of the strip 11, the foot beingapplied to said arm for this purpose, and the arms 15 of said shaft oraxle are thrown downwardly,and the brake shoes 16 pass beneath thewheels 9 of the truck, as is shown in said figure, and hold the truck inan upright position.

' In the construction herein shown the shaft or'axle 10 is provided ateach end with a head 20, formed integrally therewith, and between theheads 20 and the body portion of-the' shaft or axle are cylindricalportions, to which the bearings 17 and 18 are applied, and the saidbearings are held in place by-the keepers l9,which consist of angularmetalstrips bolted to the shaft or axle 8 and to=the bottom of the sidepieces 5 of the truck-frame.

The 7 form of the metal strip or plate 11, with which the'weight 14 isconnected, and the position of said weight are such that the latternormally operates to hold the arms 15 in a raised position when saidarms are not in use, and also-to hold said arms inthe lower v position(shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1) when said arms are turned'downwardly,as hereinbeforedescribed, this operationof said weight being clearlyshown in Fig. 1, in which both positions are represented, one being indotted lines. I

Our improvement is applicable to any style or construction of trucks ofthe class described, and changes in and modifications of theconstruction of our improvement as herein shown and described may bemade without departing from the spirit of our invention or sacrificingits advantages.

Having fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- 1. A hand-truck provided with the usual axleand wheels, a shaft mounted rearwardly thereof and provided at its endswith arms having brake-shoes, a cross-stri p secured centrally to saidshaft and provided with a backwardly-directed arm, and aforwardly-directed weighted extension, said weighted exten sion beingadapted to hold the arms of said shaft either in a raised or loweredposition, substantially as shown and described.

2. A hand-truck provided with the usual axle and wheels, a shaft mountedrearwardly thereof and provided at its ends with arms carryingbrakeshoes, and a cross strip or plate secured to said shaft andprovided with end projections, one of which is provided with a weightwhich is adapted to hold said arms either in a raised or loweredposition, substantially as shown and described.

A hand-truck provided with the usual axle and wheels, a shaft mountedrearwardly thereof and provided at its ends with arms carryingbrake-shoes, a cross strip or plate secured to said shaft and providedwith forwardly and backwardly directed extensions, one of which isprovided with a Weight which is adapted to hold said arms eitherin araised orlowered position, said shaft being also provided with bearingscomposed of separate parts held in place by angular strips secured tothe frame of the vehicle, substantially as shown and described.

at. A hand-truck provided with the usual axle and wheels, and a shaftmounted rearwardly thereof in bearings composed of separate parts heldin place by angular strips se-

